SportsBeat KC

A sports podcast by the Kansas City Star's sports writers and columnists, including in-depth commentary and analysis on the Royals, Chiefs, Sporting KC, FC Kansas City, KU, MU and K-State, Big 12 and the SEC.

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The Kansas City Star's Jesse Newell is joined by Bleacher Report's C.J. Moore as they discuss the start of the college basketball regular season. Is KU ready? How concerned should fans be about Carlton Bragg? The two also preview Friday's game with Indiana beat writer Zach Osterman of the Indianapolis Star.

On this week's episode of Chiefs NFL Matchup, The Star's Terez Paylor chats with Joseph Person of The Charlotte Observer as they break down the Carolina Panthers' offense and defense. The A-Team also gets together to dissect the upcoming matchup and give their predictions for this weekend's game​

On this week's episode of ChiefsNFLMatchup, The Star's Terez Paylor dissects all aspects of the upcoming game with Ryan O'Halloran, who covers the Jacksonville Jaguars for the Florida Times-Union. Terez caps it with a roundtable discussion with the A-Team - Sam Mellinger, Vahe Gregorian and Blair Kerkhoff - as they discussion concussions, Alex Smith, Nick Foles, Jamaal Charles and make their predictions.​

The Star's Jesse Newell is joined by Bleacher Report's C.J. Moore, as the two discuss early impressions of the Jayhawks from Tuesday's 92-74 victory over Washburn. Is there reason to be concerned about Carlton Bragg? What were the positives and negatives of Josh Jackson's game? The guys also look at some potential big-picture opportunities and issues with the Jayhawks' roster construction.

The Kansas City Star's Jesse Newell is joined by Bleacher Report's C.J. Moore as they talk about the main takeaways from Big 12 media day. Jesse is then joined on the show by advanced stats expert Ken Pomeroy, who discusses his preseason rankings, the depth of the Big 12 and how college basketball teams are finding ways to exploit inefficiencies in today's game.

On this week's episode of Chiefs NFL Matchup, The Star's Terez Paylor chats with Award-winning WTHR sports columnist Bob Kravitz about the Indianapolis Colts' offense, and Indianapolis Star beat writer Stephen Holder about the Colts' defense. Terez caps it with a roundtable discussion with the A-Team - Sam Mellinger, Vahe Gregorian and Blair Kerkhoff - as they make their predictions for this weekend's game.​

The Star's Sam Mellinger, Vahe Gregorian, Blair Kerkhoff and Terez Paylor dissect the Chiefs' 27-21 win over to the New Orleans Saints. What's Tyreek Hill's role going forward? How's the O-line? How about Daniel Sorensen and the defense? They discuss all that, plus answer your questions.

KU beat writer Jesse Newell and Bleacher Report's C.J. Moore are joined by NBC Sports college basketball writer Rob Dauster, who has picked KU to win this year's national title. What does Dauster like most about KU? And why does he like the Jayhawks more than Duke? Dauster answers those questions and also discusses the Big 12, Josh Jackson's role and potential other surprising teams across college basketball.

On this week's episode of Chiefs NFL Matchup, The Star's Terez Paylor chats with NOLA.com Saints beat writer Josh Katzenstein about New Orleans' offense, and NOLA.com beat writer Herbie Teope about New Orleans' defense. Terez caps it with a prediction for this weekend's game.

Missouri beat writer Tod Palmer and intern Alec Lewis break down what went wrong at Florida and what to expect as the Tigers open the second half of the season with Saturday's homecoming game against Middle Tennessee in the latest SportsBeat KC podcast.

Following a dramatic reading of NFL Films' "The Autumn Wind," Terez Paylor and guests Sam Mellinger, Vahe Gregorian and Blair Kerkhoff discussed the Chiefs' 26-10 victory over the Raiders during a Facebook Live session in Oakland. Here is the audio.

On this week's episode of Chiefs NFL Matchup, The Star's Terez Paylor chats with Raiders beat writer Jimmy Durkin of the Bay Area News Group about Oakland's offense, and Raiders beat writer Vic Tafur of the San Francisco Chronicle about Oakland's defense. There's also plenty of Marcus Peters talk, particularly about the possibility of him wanting to go back home in free agency three years from now. Finally, Terez and The Star's Blair Kerkhoff discuss the Chiefs' different issues and make a prediction for Sunday's game.

Kansas City Star beat reporter Jesse Newell and Bleacher Report's C.J. Moore start the show by discussing talking points from KU basketball's media day on Thursday. Will the Jayhawks play small? And could they shoot more threes? Jesse is then joined by former KU guard Tyrel Reed, who talks about what goes on during early-season practices. Tyrel also talks about the KU-Missouri rivalry, the Jayhawks' Elite Eight bugaboo and funny Cole Aldrich stories.

Kansas beat writer Jesse Newell and Bleacher Report's C.J. Moore talk to NBCSports' Scott Phillips, who is based in Chicago like recent KU commit Markese Jacobs. What are Jacobs' strengths and weaknesses? And where can he still improve? Phillips also gives his projections for KU's three freshmen in 2016-17, which includes top prospect Josh Jackson.

Mizzou beat writer Tod Palmer and intern Alec Lewis discuss the fallout from the Tigers' 42-7 loss Saturday at LSU and whether the bye week comes at a good time for first-year coach Barry Odom's squad.

The Star's Sam Mellinger, Vahe Gregorian, Blair Kerkhoff and Terez Paylor dissect the Chiefs' embarrassing 43-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Why has the offense been so bad? What is ailing the defense? How much of this is on the coaches? They discuss all that, plus answer your questions as the Chiefs, 2-2, head into the bye week.

On this week's episode of Chiefs NFL Matchup, The Star's Terez Paylor chats with Pittsburgh Post-Gazette beat writer Ed Bouchette to break down this week's opponent, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and their mental state following a 34-3 loss to Philadelphia. Chiefs special teams coach Dave Toub gave a rundown of the Steelers' special teams, while co-offensive coordinator Matt Nagy broke down the Steelers' D and defensive coordinator Bob Sutton broke down the Steelers' O. Finally, Terez gives a prediction for this week's game.​

Kansas City Star beat writer Jesse Newell brings on Matt Scott of TheShiver.com and the 247Sports Network to discuss the 15 recruits that are scheduled to attend Saturday's Late Night in the Phog. Which players does Kansas have the best chance with? And what is the staff's main focus for the 2017 class? Scott also goes into detail about 2019 players to keep an eye on and ends with fearless predictions.